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G. E. STRAUSS.

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' APPLICAHON FILED MAY 18, I916. 1,228,715

Patented June 5,1917.

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GUSTAVUS STRAUSS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application filed. May 18, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnsravos E. STRAUSS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bags, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact clescription.

This invention relates to bags, particularly but not exclusively, to ladies hand bags, and its chief object is to provide an auxiliary receptacle, purse, mirror, or other article, inside the mouth of the bag, which can be raised out of the latter automatically. Such auxiliary receptacle, purse, or other article is thus always readily and conveniently accessible when wanted, thereby obviating the delay and annoyance experienced in searching for a loose purse or other device in a bag containing numerous articles.

In carrying out the invention in the preferred manner, as applied to ladies handbags for example, I provide a fiat, upwardly open pocket or an upwardly open U-shaped frame which is fastened to the mouth-frame of the bag, just inside the mouth. The two side-members of the U-shaped frame or the pocket constitute parallel guides or rails, and between the two is a sliding receptacle or purse having a hinged closure. Under the bottom of the receptacle or purse is a suitable spring or springs, which, bearing also on the crossmember or bottom of the pocket or U-shaped frame or carrier, raises the purse out of the bag and into a convenient position when released.

The embodiment thus briefly outlined is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side view of the handbag partly in'section, showing the'bag closed and the purse in depressed position inside the same.

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the bag open and the purse in raised position, open for convenient access to its contents.

Fig. 3 shows the interior of the bag, with the inner purse depressed.

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail sections on lines 4.& and 5,5 respectively of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6, illustrating another form of the invention, is a detail sectional view of the mouth frame of the bag, closed, with the inner purse depressed.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917. Serial No. 98,258. V

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the carrier for the purse or other article, in the form of a flat pocket of metal or other stiif material.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of another form of carrier, consisting of an open U- shaped frame.

The body of the handbag 10 is provided with the usual mouth-frame 11, composed of two frames of inverted U-form, pivoted together at the bottom. At least one of the frame-members in the construction shown is shallow enough to be substantially flat, and 011 the inside of this member is secured the carrier 12, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The inner purse 13 is fitted to slide vertically in the pocket 12, which is rigidly fastened, as by rivets, to one member ofthe mouth frame 11, as shown in Fig. 3. The purse has a closure 14, hinged at its lower edge a short distance above the bottom of the purse, which may be provided with a spring, as 15, adapted to open the closure when the same is above the carrier, as illustrated in Fig. 2. On each side of the purse is a lug, 16, near the bottom, engaging vertical grooves 17 in the upright side-members of the pocket 12, and in the bottom of the latter one or more springs 18 are provided, bearing on the bottom of the purse to raise the latter in the carrier or pocket 12. Outside is a finger button 19, mounted on a latch 20 which serves to hold the purse in depressed position until the button is pressed in by the finger, as will be readily understood. A light spring 2O may be provided to hold the latch in position to engage the purse.

The operation of the device will be readily understood. When the bag is opened and the latch 20 released, the inner purse 13 is raised out of the mouth of the bag by the springs 18 and the closure 14 opens as soon as it rises above the top of the carrier or pocket 12. The contents of the purse can then be reached with the greatest ease and convenience. To close the bag again, the lid 14' is closed and the purse pushed down until locked in place by the catch 20. The height to which the purse can rise under the influence of the springs 18 is determined by the length of the grooves 17, the purse being arrested when the lugs 16 reach the top of the grooves.

An alternative form of carrier is shown in perspective at 12*, Figs. 6 and 8. This is simply a U-shaped frame, with flanged side-members to guide the purse and retain the same inproper position. Fig. 6 also shows a construction in which the member of the mouth-frame 11 to which the carrier is secured, has an opening 21 at the top, through which the inner purse can be raised without the necessity of first opening the handbag, as indicated in dotted lines. In the same figure I have illustrated another form of latching means for the inner purse. In this form the back of the purse has a lug 22, which engages an aperture or hole 23 in the adjacent member of the mouthframe, to hold the purse depressed. A button 24 is mounted in a flange surrounding said aperture, to cooperate with the lug. When the pressure of the finger is applied to the'button the back of the purse yields enough to permit the lug to be pressed out of the aperture, whereupon the purse is free to rise. On the back of the purse is a stud 25, which, by engaging the lower edge of the adjacent mouth-frame member, serves to limit the vertical movement of the purse.

Usually the bag will be provided with a suitable lining (not shown), which an-be arranged to coverand hence conceal the carrier 12 or 12*.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the construction herein specifically described, but can be embodied in other forms without departure from its spirit.

I claim:

1. The combination with a bag, of an inner receptacle movably mounted inside of the bag and releasably held therein, and means for automatically raising the receptacle when the same is released.

2. The combination with a bag having a mouth, of an inner receptacle movably mounted inside the mouth of the bag, means for automatically raising the purse, and a manually releasable catch to hold the receptacle in depressed position.

carrier and springmeans at the bottom of said carrier to raise the receptacle therein.

5. The combination with a baghaving a mouth, a frame defining the bag mouth, an open-top carrier fixed at its upper end to said frame, an inner receptacle mounted to slide vertically in said carrier, spring means for raising the receptacle out of the bag mouth into position for convenient access,

and manually releasable means to hold the receptacle in its lower position in said carrler.

6. The combination with a bag having a mouth, an open-top carrier mounted inside the bag mouth, an inner receptacle slidably mounted in the carrier, spring means to raise the receptacle in said carrier, and means manually operable from outside the bag to releasably hold the receptacle in depressed position.

7. The combination with a bag, of an inner receptacle slidably mounted inside the bag and provided with a closure, spring means for raising the receptacle out of the bag, manually releasable means to hold the receptacle in depressed position, and means for automatically opening the said closure when the receptacle is raised.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

GUSTAVUS E. STRAUSS.

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. Washington, D. G. 

